Commemorate Jayuya uprising for Puerto Rican independence

Announcement, 25 October 1997

Community Room of The Boldidge Building
82 Green St. Jamaica Plain
Take Orange Line to Green St. and walk two blocks
up.

SPONSOR:

National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of
War and Political Prisoners

CONTACT:

Lorenzo Antonio: 617-208-8481

Admission is Free. There will be a video presentation: "Albisu
Lives": a documentary on the life of Pedro Albisu Campos, made in
Puerto Rico for the 100th anniversary of his birth.

There will be a discussion of the Jayuya revolt, led by Blanca
Canales on October 30 1950, against the U.S. Government's armed
forces. Blanca was accompanied by the Nationalist Party's
Liberation Army into the township of Jayuya, where the second
republic was proclaimed. The uprising spread to nine other
townships in Puerto Rico. The United States Government responded
to the uprising with a massive deployment of its armed forces, as
well as the use of tanks and air force bombers. On November 1,
Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola, traveled to Washington
where they attacked Blare House, Truman's temporary residence, to
show support for the uprising in Puerto Rico, and to call the
world's attention to our colonial status. This event marked the
beginning of pro independence activism among Puerto Ricans
residing in the U.S. which continues to this date.